What soap/cream did you use today?

No secret that I like Black Tie Razors offerings and this morning, in keeping with the vetiver theme I chose Black Velvet.  I see where a lot of guys pick up black pepper as the dominant note but I get a really solid vetiver note with black pepper in the back.  It's a very good lemony vetiver and the black pepper knocks the sharpness off perfectly.  This soap almost lathers itself. 

Thanks for the compliments. Some day I want to compare it to just one Vetiver out there to see how we did by comparison. I just don't want to pony up for a whole tub. That soap would be Martin de Candre.

Beaudelaire t. (Barrister & Mann) anisic fougère

Georges de Laire was a French fragrancier whose family-run company developed a series of synthetic bases, or mini-perfumes, at the end of the 19th century. Beginning with one of de Laire’s bases, a perfumer could build a complex and sophisticated fragrance without having to master the quirks of modern scents manufactured in the laboratory. Mousse de Saxe, one of de Laire’s legendary bases, was composed of synthetic notes representing geranium, anise, leather, iodine, and vanilla. It smelled like mossy leather with green notes and a dash of musk. You may have smelled it in Knize Ten, L’Heure Bleu, Shalimar, or Vol de Nuit. If you’re not familiar with these perfumes, just imagine the smell a well worn saddle left in the forest for a season. 

BM’s interpretation of de Laire’s Mousse de Saxe combines the anisic smell of licorice and the warm smoky side of leather with a pinch of creamy vanilla, all underpinned by a gorgeous mossy fougère. It’s beautiful. I suppose that’s why Will named his soap “Beau” de Laire.
   

RR New York Shave Soap

GD Cascade

Stirling / Sandalwood

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It seems to me that Stirling enjoys an unwarranted "2nd Tier" status.  WHAT?  I just don't get it.  Easy to lather. Protective as can be.  Slicker than a Riverboat gambler. And a plump post shave.  Sure, there are others that beat Stirling in different metrics but at a price tag of $2.30 per oz?  Shoot Chip, what's not to love?  Today finds Ben Franklin on the brush.  Unpretentious scent that hearkens to a man who works with his hands.  

Penhaligon's English Fern shaving soap (tallow)